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Movie Review – Jiu Jitsu (2020)

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Jiu Jitsu, 2020. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis. Starring Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, Marie Avgeropoulos, JuJu Chan, Tony Jaa, Rick Yune and Nicolas Cage. SYNOPSIS Every six years, an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters face a fearsome alien invader in a battle for Earth. For thousands of years, the fighters that protect Earth have […]

Broken Arrow at 25

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at John Woo’s somewhat forgotten sophomore Hollywood effort, Broken Arrow, which turns 25… Remember Broken Arrow? Memory a bit hazy? Well John Woo’s second Hollywood film, a box office hit at the time, turns 25. In 1996 we were seeing a decided shift away from the kind of heroics […]

The Problems Facing the Face/Off Sequel

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Tom Jolliffe on the problems facing a Face/Off sequel almost a quarter of a century on from the original… Even in an ever changing film climate, with theatrical distribution facing unprecedented difficulties when coming out the other side of the global pandemic, the predilection for remakes/reboots/sequels continues. If it worked once it could work again. […]

Is Nicolas Cage the most interesting actor in the business right now?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the eclectic work of Nic Cage and his recent resurgence. Is there anyone more interesting to watch right now? Nicolas Cage started his career in earnest. He progressed through a series of bit player roles, initially as Nicolas Coppola. A few of these roles, in Rumble Fish, Peggy Sue Got Married […]

Nicolas Cage to star in horror-thriller Longlegs from director Osgood Perkins

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Seemingly on his journey to be one of the kings of horror, Nicolas Cage is set to join a new project. Cage will soon star in the horror-thriller Longlegs by filmmaker Osgood Perkins. While Deadline offers little details about the film, it’s being described as an homage to “classic Hollywood psychological thrillers.” Perkins is familiar […]

Why 2022 might just peak on April 22nd

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Tom Jolliffe looks at two highly anticipated and unique films due to hit cinemas on April 22nd, The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent… April has perennially been something of a slow month in film release terms. In more recent times, given the sheer volume of blockbuster tent-poles, (particularly those under the Marvel […]

The Box Office Problem: The Desertion of the Cinephiles

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the disappointing box office returns for The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and the possible implications for cinema… The box office has been improving of late. We’re getting back to a stage of careful optimism and growth closer to the kind of numbers which films were pulling in […]

Cage as Cage, Van Damme as Van Damme: Two Icons Play Their Ultimate Role

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Nic Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and compares with Jean-Claude Van Damme’s temporarily redefining role as himself in JCVD… April 2022 included a special day for me. It was something of an event. I got to see Nicolas Cage strut his stuff on the big screen. Maybe 10-15 […]

Vampire’s Kiss (1988) – October Horrors 2022

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Vampire’s Kiss, 1988. Directed by Robert Bierman. Starring Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Ashley. SYNOPSIS: After falling in love with a mysterious woman, a literary agent starts to believe that he is turning into a vampire. We’ve entered the final four of this year’s October Horrors, and to mark the occasion, […]

Nicolas Cage joins Ari Aster-produced A24 comedy Dream Scenario

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Following some of the best notices of his career for self-deprecating comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Nicolas Cage is set to remain in the business of making people laugh by signing on for A24’s Ari Aster produced Dream Scenario.  Deadline reports that Dream Scenario will be written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, whose […]